Two years ago, I was hired on as Principal Tuba, Solo Tuba, and Out-of-Tune Song-Stylist with the Beale Street Streakers Jazz Orchestra.
It's a per-service orchestra...c. thirty - forty services per year @ $100 per 1.75 hr. service. Our Saturday concert series are performed in the American Eagle and Queen of the Mississippi...uh..."concert halls".
Benefits include extremely good coffee, gourmet teas, soft drinks, homemade cookies, various type of granola/candy bars, and fresh fruit.
I used my Buescher CC helicon to win the job, but later moved over to my Besson compensating recording bell Eb tuba (after consulting with the Music Director, of course).
bloke "It pays more - and with considerably better benefits - than quite a few per-service orchestras, eh?"
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Alexander 164 CC Opera Cleveland, 2008 - J.c. Sherman
Yamaha 621 F Opera Cleveland, 2008 - J.c. Sherman Firelands Symphony, 2009 - J.c. Sherman
Marzan Piston CC Canton Symphony, 1984? - Gary Adams Cleveland POPS, 1995 - Gary Adams
MW Thor (custom) Erie Philharmonic, 2015 - Ken Heinlein
PT-10 Erie Philharmonic, 2015 - Ken Heinlein
I don't know when Gary Adams won Wheeling Symphony, but I think he was playing a Yamaha 661 at the time.
Instructor of Tuba & Euphonium, Cleveland State University Principal Tuba, Firelands Symphony Orchestra President, Variations in Brass http://www.jcsherman.net
Leto, please correct the spelling of Mike Sanders. It's not Saunders.
And he won the San Antonio Symphony audition in 1973 using an Alexander 163. He was using a B&S Symphonie F tuba and a Hirsbrunner HB-50 when he won the St. Louis audition in 1991 (and also the two times he was appointed as Interim Principal with the Utah Symphony, in 1987 and again in 1989).
Rick "noting a prior mention of this correction" Denney
I've won an audition with the Dutch "Marinierskapel der Koninklijke Marine", the Dutch Marines Band, on a Hirsbrunner Cc 290 rotor tuba, and a Miraphone Belcanto F rotor Tuba.
This was in 2013.
Hirsbrunner 290 cc 1979 Hirsbrunner 392 cc 2002 Miraphone Belcanto F Melton 200 6/4 Bb 1989 Alexander F 1957
Looks like there's been a change to writing policy no bigger than 10000 characters. Can a mod make an exception to this rule for the sake of the thread? If you like this thread please support my cause and plead for me. Let's keep adding to the list...this is the next temporary half.
Miraphone 186 CC Oklahoma Symphony - won by Mark Mordue in 1973 Pittsburgh Symphony - won by Sumner Erickson in 1981 San José Symphony - won by Tony Clements in 1981 St. Louis Symphony - used by Gene Pokorny in 1st round in 1983 Edmonton Symphony - won by Scott Whetham in 1984 Jacksonville Symphony - Joseph Sellmansberger runner up in 1995
Miraphone 188 Mississippi Symphony - won by Wade Rackley in 1993
Miraphone 1291 Charleston Symphony - won by Chris Blaha in 2004 Ohio Northern University - won by James Green in 2014
Miraphone 1292 "New Yorker" Nothing
Miraphone 1293 Nothing
Miraphone Firebird Northern Arizona University - won by Alex Lapins in 2014
Nirschl 4/4 U.S. Coast Guard Band - won by Steve Lamb in 2002
Nirschl York Seattle Symphony - won by Chris Olka in 1999 Boston Symphony - won by Mike W. Roylance in 2003 Pittsburgh Symphony - won by Craig Knox in 2005 South Bend Symphony - won by John Elliott in 2007 Detroit Symphony - won by Dennis Nulty in 2008 Florida Grand Opera - won by Jay Bertolet in 2008 Honolulu Symphony - won by John Elliott in 2008 Springfield Symphony - won by Thomas J. Ricer in 2009 Air Force Band of Mid-America - runner up Thomas J. Ricer offered position in 2011 Miami Symphony - won by Jay Bertolet in 2011 Royal Hawaiian Band - won by Thomas J. Ricer in 2012 Auckland Philharmonic - won by Lai Tak Chun in 2014 San Luis Obispo Symphony - won by Rod Matthews in 2017
Rudolf Meinl 3/4 Jacksonville Symphony - won by Mark Tetreault in 1976 Boston City Pops Orchestra - won by Adam Peck in 1986 Tri-Cities Opera - won by Adam Peck in 1986
Rudolf Meinl 4/4 Florida Philharmonic - won by Jay Bertolet in 1985
Rudolf Meinl 5/4 CC Air Force Band of Flight - won by John Hardisky in 2003
Rudolf Meinl 5/4 BBb U.S. Coast Guard Band - won by Rich Denton in 1998
VMI Neptune Fort Worth Symphony - runner up Edward Jones offered position in 2003
Willson 3400 Eb Miami Symphony - won by Jay Bertolet in 1985 Florida Grand Opera - won by Jay Bertolet in 1985
Yamaha YEB-321 Oklahoma Symphony - won by Mark Mordue in 1973 Baltimore Symphony - won by David Fedderly in 1983 Florida Philharmonic - won by Jay Bertolet in 1985 Toronto Symphony - won by Mark Tetreault in 1986 Springfield Symphony - won by Thomas J. Ricer in 2009 Air Force Band of Mid-America - runner up Thomas J. Ricer offered position in 2011 Nazareth College - won by Thomas J. Ricer in 2011
Yamaha YFB-621 Cleveland Opera - won by J.C. Sherman in 2008
Yamaha YFB-821 "Roger Bobo" Royal Hawaiian Band - won by Thomas J. Ricer in 2012 Punahou School - Thomas J. Ricer appointed in 2012 University of Hawaii - Thomas J. Ricer appointed in 2012
Yamaha YFB-822 Minnesota Orchestra - won by Steven Campbell in 2005 Philadelphia Orchestra - won by Carol Jantsch in 2006 New West Symphony (Los Angeles) - won by Blake Cooper in 2013 Calgary Philharmonic - won by Tom McCaslin in 2016 San Luis Obispo Symphony - won by Rod Matthews in 2017
Yamaha YCB-826 "YamaYork" Calgary Philharmonic - won by Tom McCaslin in 2016 Cincinnati Symphony - won by Chris Olka in 2016
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Leto Cruise Professional Tubist/Actor YamaYork CC MRP F
Added a few more but policy won't let me write more than 10000 characters. Can any moderator change this so the list is all on one page? Part 2 of list is on this page starting on MIRAPHONE 186.
Leto Cruise Professional Tubist/Actor YamaYork CC MRP F
The Wurst German Brass Band - 1st substitute tuba - Casca Grossa 2017 - Mack Brass 410 Center Point Marching Band - 1st substitute tuba - Casca Grossa 2016 - borrowed Pan American BBb helicon from the only tuba player in the group Air Force Band of the Golden West - Casca Grossa 1994 - Miraphone 186
Mack-a-clone 186 "Chairman Mao" Blokepiece Imperial #2 Fair Dinkum Profundo Rim Why have 3 valves when you can have 6 and a main tuning slide kicker???
